Lucky Luciano (1973)

Directed by

Francesco Rosi

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France, Italy, United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film traces the life of Charles Lucky Luciano, a Sicilian-American gangster. It shows his rise in organized crime and his eventual deportation from the United States. The story focuses on his criminal operations and the law enforcement efforts to stop him.

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What happens

Lucky Luciano is a 1973 biographical crime film about the Sicilian-American gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano. It is directed by Francesco Rosi, and written by Rosi, Tonino Guerra, Lino Iannuzzi, and Jerome Chodorov. It stars Gian Maria Volonté as the title character, with Rod Steiger, Vincent Gardenia, Charles Cioffi, and Edmond O'Brien. Charles Siragusa, one of the real-life federal narcotics agents who pursued Luciano, plays himself in the film and also served as technical consultant. The film is an Italian and French co-production, filmed on-location in Italy and New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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